| Reference #: | Planning Officer - June 2025 |
| Location: | Brantford, ON |
| Date Posted: | Jun 26, 2025 |
Job Description
Planning Officer
Grand Erie District School Board represents more than 28,000 students in 58 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools within the City of Brantford and the counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk, as well as students from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. With a dedicated staff of more than 2,900, Grand Erie is committed to learning, leading and inspiring.
Reporting to the Planning Supervisor, the Planning Officer plays a key role in the development of short and long-term plans for student accommodation. This can include: monitoring current enrolment, projecting future enrolment, reviewing residential developments, Municipal Planning documents and their potential impact on Grand Erie facilities, monitoring facility utilization, undertaking capital planning initiatives, preparing business cases for construction of new schools and school additions, maintaining and updating Grand Erie’s Long Term Accommodation Plan (LTAP), completing plan studies and using various planning methodologies to provide optimum learning environment for student achievement compliant with Board policies and procedures.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
All submissions are to include a complete cover letter, resume, qualifications, and the names of three (3) professional references at least one of which must be a current supervisor (one document if submitted electronically). All new employees are required to provide an original Police Record Check (which includes a “vulnerable sector search”) acceptable to the Board prior to the commencement of employment.
Applicants with a disability that requires an accommodation to enable their participation in the interview process should advise the Board when contacted for an interview. Any assessment and selection materials and processes used in the interview process can be made available in an accessible format, upon request in advance.
All submissions are subject to a screening process and some applicants may not be granted interview.
Grand Erie District School Board recognizes Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, as the longstanding peoples of this territory. We honour, recognize, and respect these communities as well as all First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples who reside within Grand Erie District School Board. We are all stewards of these lands and waters where we now gather, learn and play, and commit to working together in the spirit of Reconciliation.
Grand Erie District School Board represents more than 28,000 students in 58 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools within the City of Brantford and the counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk, as well as students from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. With a dedicated staff of more than 2,900, Grand Erie is committed to learning, leading and inspiring.
Reporting to the Planning Supervisor, the Planning Officer plays a key role in the development of short and long-term plans for student accommodation. This can include: monitoring current enrolment, projecting future enrolment, reviewing residential developments, Municipal Planning documents and their potential impact on Grand Erie facilities, monitoring facility utilization, undertaking capital planning initiatives, preparing business cases for construction of new schools and school additions, maintaining and updating Grand Erie’s Long Term Accommodation Plan (LTAP), completing plan studies and using various planning methodologies to provide optimum learning environment for student achievement compliant with Board policies and procedures.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and maintain student enrolment projections using a combination of historical data, local school age population and development data.
- Prepare various reports and maps utilizing the Board’s GIS.
- Maintain elementary staffing software system and data.
- Prepare various reports and data.
- Prepare business cases for the construction of new schools and school additions.
- Participation in School Accommodation Reviews and Boundary Reviews.
- Review and comment on municipal development applications, zoning by-laws, official plans etc.
- Maintain and update the Board’s LTAP.
- Liaise with various stakeholders including but not limited to parents, administrators, municipal staff and members of the development industry.
- Monitor new residential development within municipalities of Grand Erie and maintain the corresponding databases.
- Prepare staff reports for presentation to the Board, Executive Council, committees or public members.
- Assists with the implementation of new Ministry policy directives.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Candidates must have completed a relevant University Degree in Planning, Geography or equivalent and have a minimum two years of experience in an equivalent role.
- Strong customer service focus with an equally strong work ethic with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Excellent organizational, superior interpersonal and communication skills are required with a combined attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to be professional and handle confidential information with tact and discretion.
- Can work in a team environment but are also self-directed and can work independently with minimum supervision.
- Computer proficient in a variety of software applications, including Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS), Student Transportation routing software (BusPlanner), Adobe Suite, student enrolment projection software, and Microsoft Office.
- Membership (or eligibility to obtain membership) in the Ontario Professional Planners Institute/Canadian Institute of Planning is an asset.
- Must be able to work outside of normal business hours as required; and the ability to travel to various sites within Grand Erie’s jurisdiction and occasionally beyond.
| Job Specifications | |
| Hours of Work | 7 hours per day/35 hours per week |
| Rate of Pay | Hiring Range $76,754 – $84,604 Salary Range $76,754 – $87,221 A competitive benefits plan is available through a provincial benefits trust plan (extended health, dental, life insurance, AD&D). OMERS pension plan. Opportunity for remote/hybrid work model for some positions. Flexible summer schedule. |
| Supervisor Title | Planning Supervisor |
| Is this an existing vacancy? | Yes |
| Apply to | Applicants may apply by clicking the apply button below by July 18, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. |
All submissions are to include a complete cover letter, resume, qualifications, and the names of three (3) professional references at least one of which must be a current supervisor (one document if submitted electronically). All new employees are required to provide an original Police Record Check (which includes a “vulnerable sector search”) acceptable to the Board prior to the commencement of employment.
Applicants with a disability that requires an accommodation to enable their participation in the interview process should advise the Board when contacted for an interview. Any assessment and selection materials and processes used in the interview process can be made available in an accessible format, upon request in advance.
All submissions are subject to a screening process and some applicants may not be granted interview.
Grand Erie District School Board recognizes Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, as the longstanding peoples of this territory. We honour, recognize, and respect these communities as well as all First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples who reside within Grand Erie District School Board. We are all stewards of these lands and waters where we now gather, learn and play, and commit to working together in the spirit of Reconciliation.
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